Pilot Season: Smash's Debra Messing Lands Lead in CBS Comedy

Another nail landed in the Smash coffin Monday: Star Debra Messing has been cast in the lead role of an untitled CBS comedy pilot from former Sex and the City writers, TVGuide.com has learned.Messing will play Shira, a married mom ...

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Gridley Herald - Gridley, CA

By TV Guide

Posted Mar. 25, 2013 at 3:30 PM

By TV Guide

Posted Mar. 25, 2013 at 3:30 PM

Another nail landed in the Smashcoffin Monday: Star Debra Messing has been cast in the lead role of an untitled CBS comedy pilot from former Sex and the Citywriters, TVGuide.com has learned.

Messing will play Shira, a married mom who struggles to balance family, life and work. She'll also act as an executive producer for the project.

NBC recently announced that Smash would be moving to Saturday nights but that all remaining episodes of this season would be aired. That, combined with Messing's new gig, doesn't bode well for the show's future.

Are you disappointed about the end of Smash? And are you looking forward to seeing Messing on a different show?